Hey, can you help a dog in need?

This is my friend, the dog, at work.  As is obvious from this picture he is a good looking dog, and pretty darned smart, too.  He is also very friendly, and is really just a lot of fun to be around, a good friend, indeed.  But, he lacks basic verbal skills that are crucial to successful understanding, he can't talk.  And sometimes he looks at me, with those expressive, intelligent eyes, and I can't help but wonder what he is thinking.  

Now, through the miracle of the, patent pending, Life Explained Dog Thought Visualization DeviceÔ we can see what is on his mind.  As you can see, he is thinking of a nice, foamy delicious latte, with a wolf pattern.  What a delicious, delightful, way to start your day. 

Of course, we are all thinking a little more about coffee these days, knowing that +Mike Raven from the The Blog of Thog! is amassing an army of tea drinkers, a mob of tea drinkers, (I am not sure whether a large, potentially violent group of tea drinkers would be an army, a mob, a swarm, a pack or a gang, any advice here would be greatly appreciated, thank you), and they are bent on world domination.  And somebody needs to take a stand.  

It is time for everybody to take a stand.  So rush over here and voteVote early, vote often, and come up with a compelling reason why your drink of choice should be chosen by everyone, everywhere, all the time.  Use the hashtag #HOTDRINKDAY, even if you want something cold, and refreshing, we are not fussy.

Remember, it is your duty.

Tea vs Coffee, It Is Time To Choose!

At the risk of straining the relations of two countries whose history are so closely associated, two countries whose history is a rich tapestry of cooperation and friendship, a blissful stroll through the making of the modern world (I am ignoring the whole revolutionary bit, because it doesn't support my opening sentence) we are going to answer the question that has been torturing modern society. Which is better, coffee or tea?  The world will finally have an answer, maybe, the world will finally know peace, possibly.

Since this is only the latest in a long series of confrontations between Mr. Raven, at The Blog of Thog, and us, here at Life Explained, (all of which have been great fun, and provided valuable knowledge to a world filled with useless information, for proof of that you only need to watch this touching, thoughtful explanation of the delicate subtleties of football, as played around the world), Mike thought, in a startling flash of brilliance, that we should invite dissenting, or supporting decisions from around the world.

You can start by voting here.  then write a blog post, record a pod cast, tweet, produce a video, or send an email to everybody, everywhere, telling them about the debate, and your choice, stand on the top of a mountain and scream your love for your hot drink of choice, which doesn't technically have to be coffee, or tea, please use the hash tag #HOTDRINKDAY or have the person video taping you screaming your choice from the top of the mountain use the hast tag #HOTDRINKDAY, and link all of your hard work to these blogs.  Which go live next Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 at 3:00 PM in Hull, or 11:00 AM in Ohio.   That way Mike can more easily track coffees resounding triumph and treat the drink with the proper respect.

One vote for coffee.

Remember, it is your civic duty to vote, and post and film, comment, and involve family and friends, coworkers, distant, barely known associates, so everybody's choice is known, it is an awesome responsibility, a terrible burden, a horrendous, crushing weight we all need to bear to keep society safe, and we are counting on you.